snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Jan 18, 2018 11:05:59 GMT -5
Well,the new year hasn't been too exciting this year for me.Have had a cough come and go since Thanksgiving.Long story short,emergency room and hospital for a couple days.Touch of pneumonia,large bloodclots on lungs.Went home after a couple days and immediately developed gout in both ankles.Could not bear to stand up.Worst pain I have ever had.ER visit,things much better. Hope everyone is well out there. snuffy
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 18, 2018 11:08:45 GMT -5
Sounds like you've been through some tough stuff. Hopefully that's all behind you now.
Chuck
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Post by lookatthat on Jan 18, 2018 11:09:25 GMT -5
What fun you are having! The rest of the year's gotta get better, right? Law of averages?
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Post by HankRocks on Jan 18, 2018 11:21:13 GMT -5
Snuffy!, you need to get healed up, Spring is coming and it will be time set Tomato plants out.
I got my seeds in the starter containers, no sprouts yet. Will probably start Peppers and Eggplant in a day or so. My Winter garden took a hit from the cold, Beets are gone, not sure about Kale and Kohlrabi. Lemon tree will drop all the leaves and some freeze damaged limbs will need to be pruned.
Take care and hope things go better for you.
Henry
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 18, 2018 11:21:26 GMT -5
Good to hear you are doing better. Glad to see you, too. DH gets gout sometimes- very painful.
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Post by Pat on Jan 18, 2018 11:29:14 GMT -5
Wow!! Hope things continue to look better.
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Post by snuffy on Jan 18, 2018 12:11:40 GMT -5
Snuffy!, you need to get healed up, Spring is coming and it will be time set Tomato plants out. I got my seeds in the starter containers, no sprouts yet. Will probably start Peppers and Eggplant in a day or so. My Winter garden took a hit from the cold, Beets are gone, not sure about Kale and Kohlrabi. Lemon tree will drop all the leaves and some freeze damaged limbs will need to be pruned. Take care and hope things go better for you. Henry Yeah,I'll hopefully be alright by then.I buy all my tomato plants from Lowes or Home depot.When the first smaller 6 packs come out,then transplant into gallon pots,same thing for peppers.Should be enough chill hours this winter to have a good fruit crop,hoping a late frost doesn't get them. Always something!! snuffy
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jan 18, 2018 12:12:24 GMT -5
Snuffy, hope you continue to improve. No repeat performances, please.
I think for the first time in years, I managed to NOT get the creeping crud over the winter (so far!) Knock on wood....
A week agoi, I saw a friend of mine was in a leg brace because she messed up her knee on New Year's Day. She said something like, 2018 is off to a pretty shitty start. I told her that with it starting out badly, it could only improve from here. Right?
As anyone will tell you, getting old sucks.
Feel better, Snuffy. You've got a garden counting on you soon!
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Post by HankRocks on Jan 18, 2018 12:24:08 GMT -5
Hopefully you are all recovered by planting time. If not I would be willing to come up and set plants out for you. It's only about an hour some change dive for me. Just let me know.
Henry
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Post by snuffy on Jan 18, 2018 14:20:03 GMT -5
Hopefully you are all recovered by planting time. If not I would be willing to come up and set plants out for you. It's only about an hour some change dive for me. Just let me know. Henry I did all the hardest part this fall.All holes for the plants dug with a 5 gal pot stuck in them to keep from dirting in,and about a foot of hay piled around them,no weeding.Will be the easiest time I've ever had to plant! This garden this year will morph me into my old folks garden. Thanks for the offer! snuffy
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2018 16:32:24 GMT -5
Stay well!! Good to see you back. Can't wait for garden pics!
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 18, 2018 18:37:49 GMT -5
Welcome back.
Likely they put you on blood thinners like Coumadin (Warfarin). If so you need to be really careful. Some really nasty stuff. Coumadin erodes the blood vessels making them more likely to break and inhibits clotting increasing risk of hemorrhage even with less serious injuries. And it increases the risk of hemorrhagic stroke. So just be extra careful if you are out hounding.
Gout can occur for quite a few reasons. Stay away from alcohol in particular, which can really aggravate it. Tart cherry juice is great for gout as it not only reduces the inflammation due to the anthocyanins and the malic acid dissolves the uric acid.
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Post by parfive on Jan 18, 2018 22:53:12 GMT -5
Coumadin . . . inhibits bleeding . . . You got the right word there?
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 18, 2018 23:29:32 GMT -5
Was really tired when I wrote that. Corrected it. Thanks.
Not a fan of Coumadin. I consider it one of the top 10 most dangerous drugs every developed.
The stuff was discovered by the Wisconsin Agricultural Research Foundation (WARF), which is where the name Warfarin comes from.
Cows feeding on hay that had been rained on were dropping dead. When autopsied it was found the cows had hemorrhaged to death. The hemorrhaging was traced back to coumarins in the hay coming from the sweet clover in the hay. When the hay got wet the coumarins fermented converting in to a dicoumarin that lead to the hemorrhaging by increasing blood vessel rupturing and interfering with several clotting factors.
What they don't mention in the PDR and doctors do not tel people is that Coumadin will reduce the risk of thrombic stroke but increases the risk of hemorrhagic stroke. In the PDR they carefully word it to say can cause uncontrolled hemorrhage from any organ in the body. This includes the brain, which results in hemorrhagic stroke.
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Post by snuffy on Jan 19, 2018 7:32:17 GMT -5
Welcome back. Likely they put you on blood thinners like Coumadin (Warfarin). If so you need to be really careful. Some really nasty stuff. Coumadin erodes the blood vessels making them more likely to break and inhibits clotting increasing risk of hemorrhage even with less serious injuries. And it increases the risk of hemorrhagic stroke. So just be extra careful if you are out hounding. Gout can occur for quite a few reasons. Stay away from alcohol in particular, which can really aggravate it. Tart cherry juice is great for gout as it not only reduces the inflammation due to the anthocyanins and the malic acid dissolves the uric acid. They put me on a 6 months of Eliquis. Aint too fond of taking meds like that,but had some serious issues when I went in the hospital.
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Post by fantastic5 on Jan 19, 2018 7:43:42 GMT -5
Welcome back. Likely they put you on blood thinners like Coumadin (Warfarin). If so you need to be really careful. Some really nasty stuff. Coumadin erodes the blood vessels making them more likely to break and inhibits clotting increasing risk of hemorrhage even with less serious injuries. And it increases the risk of hemorrhagic stroke. So just be extra careful if you are out hounding. Gout can occur for quite a few reasons. Stay away from alcohol in particular, which can really aggravate it. Tart cherry juice is great for gout as it not only reduces the inflammation due to the anthocyanins and the malic acid dissolves the uric acid. They put me on a 6 months of Eliquis. Aint too fond of taking meds like that,but had some serious issues when I went in the hospital. I used to manage a coumadin clinic - nasty stuff. Especially hard for my gardeners. Diet effects the medicines potenency dramatically, so in the spring and fall when the greens were in season we would have to monitor closely and switch doses. A lot of clinics tell patients to stay away from all green veggies, but I think it is just too important for nutrition. So I did it the hard way. Glad your not on Coumadin. Eliquis much more stable, but still be aware of any unexpected bruising, bleeding and call your doctor if you see anything unexpected. Keep feeling better and glad your back!
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Post by Fossilman on Jan 19, 2018 11:41:55 GMT -5
Start healing up and get better...
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